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jennifer griffin at the pentagon. thank you. do you think the president should speed up the process of having afghan take control of the security? let me know on twitter. to me at bret baier. the politics, west virginia senator rockefeller will not seek a sixth term. the leader of the congressional delegation tells fox he is interested in the job. we learn the "state of the union" address is tuesday february 12, on lincoln's birthday. stocks were mixed today. the dow gained 17. s&p 500 was down a fraction. the nasdaq was up four. democratic state legislator wants her colleagues to take away the freedoms of conservatives and libertarians. we'll tell you where and why later in the grapevine. up next, it's official. the flu outbreak is now an epidemic. victor! victor! i got your campbell's chunky soup. mom? who's mom? i'm the giants mascot. the giants don't have a mascot! ohhh! eat up! new jammin jerk chicken soup has tasty pieces of chicken with rice and beans. hmmm. for giant hunger! thanks mom! see ya! whoaa...oops! mom? i'm ok.
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this is the pentagon who now has a freewheel regardless of how incompetent they are again how do you lose twelve billion dollars in cash within four months that it was shipped to iraq yeah how do you do that and we still the legislators still don't want to take any action on these giant pallets were visible from outer space it's an amazing story my pappa tonio thanks so much for being with us tonight thank you. it's the good the bad and the very very. ugly the good the actual cathedral the historic episcopalian church in washington d.c. has announced that it will begin i was doing same sex wedding ceremonies speaking about the decision cathedral dean the very reverend gary hall so i read the bible as seriously as fundamentalists do and my reading of the bible leads me to want to do this because i think. it's being faithful to the kind of community that jesus would have us. let's hope that the reverence feeling spreads across america and the more and more americans realize that marriage equality is a universal value. so that congressman tom cotton publican from arkansas during an appe
this is the pentagon who now has a freewheel regardless of how incompetent they are again how do you lose twelve billion dollars in cash within four months that it was shipped to iraq yeah how do you do that and we still the legislators still don't want to take any action on these giant pallets were visible from outer space it's an amazing story my pappa tonio thanks so much for being with us tonight thank you. it's the good the bad and the very very. ugly the good the actual cathedral the...
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well they why why would the pentagon go along with this i mean of congress said it's ok why why is why has nobody said wait a minute this is nuts. yeah it happened because there was this feeding frenzy that took place once the republicans tried to bring about the use of private contractors for virtually everything that government and military used to do we had k.b.r. doing our library we had halliburton taking care of cafeteria food we had him shining our shoes we had him doing everything for the military private contractors had a free ride why if you follow the money on this story it goes exactly where you would expect dick cheney had an incredible relationship with halliburton which was basically a bank run company before the war in iraq cheney was was able to get them no big contracts no negotiation contracts in all of a sudden halliburton's making a ton of money this was a way tom for the pentagon to pay back their favors in for congress to pay back their favors to the private industry the armaments industry and so this feeding frenzy that took place we're just now starting to see
well they why why would the pentagon go along with this i mean of congress said it's ok why why is why has nobody said wait a minute this is nuts. yeah it happened because there was this feeding frenzy that took place once the republicans tried to bring about the use of private contractors for virtually everything that government and military used to do we had k.b.r. doing our library we had halliburton taking care of cafeteria food we had him shining our shoes we had him doing everything for...
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we came up with a model that fixed the pentagon. the pentagon used to have the services staffing and fighting separate wars. they would equip themselves separately. we decided to do what the military did. a joint command was created. he can come from any military service. they now trained and equipped to gather. -- togetherthe dni is the joint commander across 16 intel agencies. he leverage is their strength to produce intel products. that is the backbone of how we get intelligence to policy makers and that has dramatically improved. on the fusion centers, that is a different thing. those are local centers that have gone up to serve local law enforcement. they pull together national intelligence streams that they get from the homeland security department or the fbi with streams of local intelligence and a share it. the homelands department has tried to insist on privacy in these agencies and provide some financial support. this is a work in progress. some of them worked very well. one in los angeles works very well. other communitie
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over the budget in the united states this whole deficit ceiling in how much we need to cut why is the pentagon off the table well if you look at this chart this is department of defense spending and real inflation adjusted dollars as you can see we spend now more than we did during the cold war vietnam and the reagan build up well the pentagon spending is a function of money printing it's a function of money printing because money printing would ordinarily cause massive inflation but dead soldiers equal deflation that's why you have to look at that arlington national cemetery that's america's answer to inflation it's to deflationary forces of genocide and pentagon budget increases and killing helpless women and children around the world to keep stuff in america cheap enough for the casino class to keep them serve them amused and distract it well i'm going to get to that in a second because i really think what catherine austin fits in poker roberson said is true is that the pentagon supports the us dollar that is what backs the us dollar and if that is under threat then it's important to increa
over the budget in the united states this whole deficit ceiling in how much we need to cut why is the pentagon off the table well if you look at this chart this is department of defense spending and real inflation adjusted dollars as you can see we spend now more than we did during the cold war vietnam and the reagan build up well the pentagon spending is a function of money printing it's a function of money printing because money printing would ordinarily cause massive inflation but dead...
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dollar and if that is under threat then it's important to increase the budget of that pentagon which backs the u.s. dollar but i want to say when andrew sullivan says here regarding this chart he says quote history is replete with examples of great powers who undid themselves by spending on war and empire in the end often with the debt when the glutting the core concerns of the domestic economy had to monaco america is following imperial spain and imperial britain into the same morass but it is a choice not a fate right well how better way to support the u.s. dollar then killing a lot of people i agree with. paul craig roberts in that supporting the dollar means committing genocide when you print money that's inflationary when you allow money to be destroyed that's deflationary there's nothing faster to destroy money than bombs and dead bodies and that's what that's what it's all about where you actually mentioned the soldiers and a lot of americans will argue oh we can't cut the budget because we need to support our troops so to combat that argument andrew sullivan does provide this
dollar and if that is under threat then it's important to increase the budget of that pentagon which backs the u.s. dollar but i want to say when andrew sullivan says here regarding this chart he says quote history is replete with examples of great powers who undid themselves by spending on war and empire in the end often with the debt when the glutting the core concerns of the domestic economy had to monaco america is following imperial spain and imperial britain into the same morass but it is...
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inside the pentagon. i was wondering if you could provide some insight and guidance that they're releasing regarding sequestration, especially now that things have changed. are you lying guidance? has it come out? if not, when might it be released? >> we are looking at that command and not in a position to give you the timing or content. recognize that we were further along in the process that we were a few months ago. the guidance is out there and remains in effect, which is not to take any steps and anticipates sequestration. i suspect we will want to continue not to take specific steps in anticipation of sequestration. we still want the congress to not let sequestration going to affect. it is very important that the avoid that. we are looking to mike in combat with guidance would be appropriate near term, and i'm not sure when that will be. listen, i wanted thank you for the chance to be here today and for your thoughtful questions and i appreciate your time. thanks. [applause] [inaudible conversations
inside the pentagon. i was wondering if you could provide some insight and guidance that they're releasing regarding sequestration, especially now that things have changed. are you lying guidance? has it come out? if not, when might it be released? >> we are looking at that command and not in a position to give you the timing or content. recognize that we were further along in the process that we were a few months ago. the guidance is out there and remains in effect, which is not to take...
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michelle, who i believe you worked with at the pentagon, tell me why i have it wrong or at least why you worry that hagel wouldn't be the right pick for this position. >> i don't know i would say ezra that hagel is the wrong pick, i just don't think he is the best pick. i think there are others around there who would have many of the upsides that hagel has, without the down sides that hagel has. if mitt romney had won and chosen him, i would have applauded him as real courage. chuck hagel has a lot going for him. he is a brave guy, a principled guy. there is a lot to like about him. he is also a republican, and the democratic party has worked really, really hard over past decades to erase the deficit, in which voters consistently said they trusted republicans more than democrats on national security. democrats have worked really hard to erase that gap, but picking chuck hagel seems to me to be sending a message i can't figure out president obama wants to send, i can't figure out why. and even a democratic president can't be sure that a democrat is going to do a good job leading our e
michelle, who i believe you worked with at the pentagon, tell me why i have it wrong or at least why you worry that hagel wouldn't be the right pick for this position. >> i don't know i would say ezra that hagel is the wrong pick, i just don't think he is the best pick. i think there are others around there who would have many of the upsides that hagel has, without the down sides that hagel has. if mitt romney had won and chosen him, i would have applauded him as real courage. chuck hagel...
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it's an extension of the pentagon who is promoting the pentagon as much as any pr firm would. i think they get paid more than a pr firm so for my friends at the pentagon you might want to look at that. c-span: how concerned are you in the future when you want to do a profile on somebody the dorsal the close quest. >> guest: i'm not concerned at all. c-span: why not? >> guest: because they think you are really dedicated to reporting. you find a way to get the story, you know? you find a way to get the story. c-span: once they knew that the story was going to run, they meaning the people around general mcchrystal, how tense was it? >> guest: i was back in vermont and i know duncan had told people, duncan the press of pfizer it said the people the story's going to be fun and it's going to end my career. c-span: did its? >> guest: he lost his job. c-span: he was a civilian. >> guest: i have said this before, think duncan sort of took a large, took a lot of the blame when in fact i think there was -- if people want to blame or take responsibility for it there was plenty to share. c
it's an extension of the pentagon who is promoting the pentagon as much as any pr firm would. i think they get paid more than a pr firm so for my friends at the pentagon you might want to look at that. c-span: how concerned are you in the future when you want to do a profile on somebody the dorsal the close quest. >> guest: i'm not concerned at all. c-span: why not? >> guest: because they think you are really dedicated to reporting. you find a way to get the story, you know? you...
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rather just answer the question, is he going to be able to fight and lead the pentagon and make certain that our troops get the resources they need, the training they need, the support that they need. rather than focusing on that, they're off looking at whether or not something he said 15 years ago, some policy question and, unfortunately, it may command an awful lot of attention, but i do think at the end of the day that enough republicans and democrats will look at chuck hagel, will examine his record, will consider what he's done and what he's capable of doing, and they'll vote to confirm. >> let's take a look at the analysis we just heard from a combat vet himself, medal of honor winner we just talked to, and he's going to be back in a minute. let me ask you about this, steve, the gay rights thing. this country has moved like a blitzkrieg, to use a bad metaphor, for 20, 30 years. i have moved so far. i'm a pretty liberal guy, but i moved -- >> what were you saying 14 years ago? >> i wasn't saying this, but i wasn't going out to get hormel, and i wasn't calling him aggressively gay o
rather just answer the question, is he going to be able to fight and lead the pentagon and make certain that our troops get the resources they need, the training they need, the support that they need. rather than focusing on that, they're off looking at whether or not something he said 15 years ago, some policy question and, unfortunately, it may command an awful lot of attention, but i do think at the end of the day that enough republicans and democrats will look at chuck hagel, will examine...
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why is the pentagon off the table but pentagon spending is a function of money printing it's a function of money printing because money printing more ordinarily cause massive inflation but dead soldiers equal deflation that's how you have to look at that arlington national cemetery that's america's answer to inflation it's the deflationary forces of genocide and pentagon budget increases and killing helpless women and children around the world that keep stuff in america cheap enough for the casino good like last to keep themselves i'm amused and distracted. as economic stagnation brings despair to what was once a land of prosperity many of those hunting for a better life and i'm making so unexpected choices lucy custom of reports next from venezuela on why the country is becoming a more attractive place to to move. with no end in sight to the financial crisis many are finding refuge in countries with an alternative economic model or some venezuela represents a whole new opportunities the bolivarian republic may be a surprising choice after all it's been ranked as one of the most corrupt
why is the pentagon off the table but pentagon spending is a function of money printing it's a function of money printing because money printing more ordinarily cause massive inflation but dead soldiers equal deflation that's how you have to look at that arlington national cemetery that's america's answer to inflation it's the deflationary forces of genocide and pentagon budget increases and killing helpless women and children around the world that keep stuff in america cheap enough for the...
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why is the pentagon off the table but pentagon spending is a function of money printing it's a function of money printing because money printing what ordinarily cause massive inflation but dead soldiers equal deflation that's how you have to look at that arlington national cemetery that's america's answer to inflation it's the deflationary forces of genocide and pentagon budget increases and killing helpless women and children around the world they keep stuff in america cheap enough for they can see no good like class to keep themselves amused and distracted from the. violence spiraling in northern island where dozens of police officers have been injured in clashes with loyalist over belfast city halls decision to restrict the flying of the union flag alice and political blogger a make felt he believes the riots are symptom of deep social division and political failure to represent loyalist views. what we're seeing here is in northern ireland as a result of the peace process we have a government in which everyone who is elected to the parliament is part of the government that leaves no
why is the pentagon off the table but pentagon spending is a function of money printing it's a function of money printing because money printing what ordinarily cause massive inflation but dead soldiers equal deflation that's how you have to look at that arlington national cemetery that's america's answer to inflation it's the deflationary forces of genocide and pentagon budget increases and killing helpless women and children around the world they keep stuff in america cheap enough for they...
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all serving or recently is served in the pentagon. people who served in the clinton pentagon who are very well thought of and again on a bipartisan basis. i really don't know why the president wants him except i think maybe he likes the fact that chuck hagel has complained about the power of the jewish lobby and was one of the few senators to vote against the iran sanctions the policy the president now claims as his own and refused to vote to designate the iranian guard a terrorist group. >> maybe he likes the idea of one on one negotiations over the nuclear program. he also said this in an interview with vietnam magazine, i'm not a passivist. i believe in using force but only after a careful decision-making process. i will do everything i can to avoid needless senseless war. is that an unreasonable position for a secretary of defense to have? >> i think it is in line with where we see the president going in terms of using he doesn't want to put troops on the ground any more. he made that clear. he wants to the rely more on unmanned d
all serving or recently is served in the pentagon. people who served in the clinton pentagon who are very well thought of and again on a bipartisan basis. i really don't know why the president wants him except i think maybe he likes the fact that chuck hagel has complained about the power of the jewish lobby and was one of the few senators to vote against the iran sanctions the policy the president now claims as his own and refused to vote to designate the iranian guard a terrorist group....
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the inflation along with the money printing in order to support the debt load that is supporting the pentagon adventures overseas to secure oil resources and support the dollar but their wages have been going down i remember in terms of this empire of debt the likes of david graber has said eventually these soldiers will demand payment in gold and silver. yes the soldiers will demand payment in gold and silver because a brick are increasingly becoming just pure mercenaries as the american moves to a pure mercenary army and devalue the fee money that they are printing to go on these adventures is losing its value and the conscripted are not going to strip it or pseudo conscripted you know schmucks that end up fighting these stupid wars for deflation are not really soldiers so much as cannon fodder and those cannons are fodder full of money and that's what the death for america is all about so poor the dollar by killing there so it afghanistan or iraq because they're well let's talk about the fee currency that is behind this whole you know friend of the over extended us military said he had dou
the inflation along with the money printing in order to support the debt load that is supporting the pentagon adventures overseas to secure oil resources and support the dollar but their wages have been going down i remember in terms of this empire of debt the likes of david graber has said eventually these soldiers will demand payment in gold and silver. yes the soldiers will demand payment in gold and silver because a brick are increasingly becoming just pure mercenaries as the american moves...
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hate the people trying to stop the president from picking this guy for the job he needs done at the pentagon, but i do recognize their tactics. they're the same ones they used to push the war in iraq. they say they don't like something he said hagel did 14 years ago about a gay man being put up for ambassador. i don't like it either, but, a, it was 14 years ago, and, b, i don't think it's got anything to do with why the hawks are opposing him. since when is the right wing of this country is caring for gay rights? as bill clinton would say, give me a break. and this isn't about israel's security any more than it's about ours. the right wants a hawk at defense for all occasions. someone with an itchy trigger fing mother has always got a country lind up to go to war with, iraq, afghanistan, iraq again, libya, syria, iran. sorry, the guy you lined up to be president would have picked a person you'd want as defense chief, a real genuine hawk, but mitt romney lost, didn't he? he lost. so keep firing off those anti-hagel columns and editorials, my right wing brothers, and don't worry, you won't get
hate the people trying to stop the president from picking this guy for the job he needs done at the pentagon, but i do recognize their tactics. they're the same ones they used to push the war in iraq. they say they don't like something he said hagel did 14 years ago about a gay man being put up for ambassador. i don't like it either, but, a, it was 14 years ago, and, b, i don't think it's got anything to do with why the hawks are opposing him. since when is the right wing of this country is...
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the president is facing the prospect of mandatory cuts in pentagon spending. if you look at the polling, over half of the american public believes things are not going well in afghanistan, there's no real appetite to continue to spend that kind of money there. and i think the question that the president is asking his advisers and will be talking it karzai about or has talked to karzai about is just how large a force do you need to carry out the objective. and the objective is training and counterterrorism. and do you need 3,000 to 9,000 troop, do you need 15,000 troops, do you need no troops and just kind of a minimal force there, and what can you do -- how large a group of people do you need there in order not to alienate the people of afghanistan? >> and what's who amore importa the united states. is it training more afghan forces or battling counterterrorism. and i think that will be a key question because the interests of the united states in afghanistan may diverge on this. i've heard from some sources that president karzai would prefer that any troops th
the president is facing the prospect of mandatory cuts in pentagon spending. if you look at the polling, over half of the american public believes things are not going well in afghanistan, there's no real appetite to continue to spend that kind of money there. and i think the question that the president is asking his advisers and will be talking it karzai about or has talked to karzai about is just how large a force do you need to carry out the objective. and the objective is training and...
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the pentagon it should be noted is the government's largest contractor they account for about two thirds three quarters of all contract dollars spent every year interesting you know when you look at k.b.r. as actions we kind of went over some of their past history earlier. it looks like their big motivation is profit i mean as a lot of that's the motivation for a lot of companies. and that the health and well being of the of those tasked with protecting that they've been tasked with protecting seems secondary to say the least and there's been a lot of things questionable things that have come up in their past that makes you kind of begs this question. or whether or not k.b.r. will in fact be held responsible what do you think is the likely outcome here. i'm not sure i really don't know. i know that in these indemnification arrangement still. that there's a kind of a two step process the first step is to determine whether the clause applies at all and if it does then the government will go through the the list of charges that q.b. has incurred and decide whether there are reasonable right
the pentagon it should be noted is the government's largest contractor they account for about two thirds three quarters of all contract dollars spent every year interesting you know when you look at k.b.r. as actions we kind of went over some of their past history earlier. it looks like their big motivation is profit i mean as a lot of that's the motivation for a lot of companies. and that the health and well being of the of those tasked with protecting that they've been tasked with protecting...
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he's the guy that -- some sort of pumping action blew up the world trade centers and the pentagon. he did it. that's what this nut case believes. anyway, thank you, roxana green and for your family we can only ex prus our sympathy again and former governor ed rendell thank you for your guts. and this is "hardball," the place for politics. my wife takes centrum silver. i've been on the fence about it. then i read an article about a study that looked at the long term health benefits of taking multivitamins. they used centrum silver for the study... so i guess my wife was right. [ male announcer ] centrum. always your most complete. [ bop ] [ bop ] [ bop ] you can do that all you want, i don't like v8 juice. [ male announcer ] how about v8 v-fusion. a full serving of vegetables, a full serving of fruit. but what you taste is the fruit. so even you... could've had a v8. >>> back to "hardball." now to the "sideshow." first jon stewart trips to grapple with the house republicans who voted against hurricane sandy relief money. it's not easy. >> couple months ago america was hit by two maj
he's the guy that -- some sort of pumping action blew up the world trade centers and the pentagon. he did it. that's what this nut case believes. anyway, thank you, roxana green and for your family we can only ex prus our sympathy again and former governor ed rendell thank you for your guts. and this is "hardball," the place for politics. my wife takes centrum silver. i've been on the fence about it. then i read an article about a study that looked at the long term health benefits of...
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guest: the cia and pentagon. judicial watch put in a freedom of information request to the pentagon and cia for records of contact between the filmmakers and those agencies. they came up with a stack of papers about that day. -- about that big. they show the filmmakers did extensive access. they got a 14-page transcript of an interview with the head of intelligence at the pentagon. i do not know that he turned over classified information, but he was a bit starstruck by these people. you can almost see cogs going around in his brain thinking about how he might be portrayed in the film. i do not know that he is portrayed in the film. the filmmakers spent a day or two at the cia headquarters in virginia. they met with the current acting director of the cia who was then deputy director of the cia. he was involved in the osama bin laden hunt. they did have extensive access. the cia documents on this are fairly reactive -- redactive and censored. that suggests there is classified information. it may just be the identit
guest: the cia and pentagon. judicial watch put in a freedom of information request to the pentagon and cia for records of contact between the filmmakers and those agencies. they came up with a stack of papers about that day. -- about that big. they show the filmmakers did extensive access. they got a 14-page transcript of an interview with the head of intelligence at the pentagon. i do not know that he turned over classified information, but he was a bit starstruck by these people. you can...
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the three reasons are, first, the pentagon papers. even though he was actually conservative -- he came from a montreal immigrant jewish family, the first jewish editor. i talk about the jewish stop quite a bit in the book because the sulzberger's were the most this assimilated jews, under play the holocaust, and talk about that. -- and apologized for that in the 1980's. rosenthal -- pentagon papers -- four sections. does anyone know what else he did? he really changed "the times" to a much more dramatic, lively newspaper. when you take a journalism class is, you were told about the who, what, where, when, and how. the who was elevated by something called the new journalism. dramatic in nature, quotes from people telling us the who, what people were about, letting us know their motives, letting them talk to reveal their psyche. rosenthal was a proponent of this, and he brought liveliness and action to "the new york times." that is why i kind of began with -- let's all fall asleep, 21 members of the panama cabinet. rosenthal changed tha
the three reasons are, first, the pentagon papers. even though he was actually conservative -- he came from a montreal immigrant jewish family, the first jewish editor. i talk about the jewish stop quite a bit in the book because the sulzberger's were the most this assimilated jews, under play the holocaust, and talk about that. -- and apologized for that in the 1980's. rosenthal -- pentagon papers -- four sections. does anyone know what else he did? he really changed "the times" to a...
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commander in afghanistan, provided three options to the pentagon for a post 2014 force. none of them, quote, went north of 10,000 troops according to the administration official. >> the 10,000 limit really suggests the administration is trying to hold down the numbers. right now the midwest likely final figure will be about 6,000. it gives us a special operating direct axle meant, probably the use of drones for drone strikes. maybe two bases in eastern afghanistan and a small headquarters element in kabul. >> the final decision on troop levels rests with the president. general allen remains the subject of an investigation into whether he exchanged inappropriate e-mails with tampa bay social light jill kelly. >> i don't think this will impact his ability to give the white house and to give the pentagon and the charm of the joint staffs exactly what he thinks needs to be the set of numbers to be considered. >> others think allen may not be getting all he wanted. >> general allen was looking for a higher number, somewhere starting at ten and going up because he not only wan
commander in afghanistan, provided three options to the pentagon for a post 2014 force. none of them, quote, went north of 10,000 troops according to the administration official. >> the 10,000 limit really suggests the administration is trying to hold down the numbers. right now the midwest likely final figure will be about 6,000. it gives us a special operating direct axle meant, probably the use of drones for drone strikes. maybe two bases in eastern afghanistan and a small headquarters...
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the pentagon does the overuse of drones. so, we can use them, say, in afghanistan. where there is a declared military action. but in pakistan or any place where it's used in a covert way, that's the cia. and most of those decisions are made in mr. brennan's basement office, under the oval office in the west wing and he's the one who's got to put together what has become known popularly as the list and i'll work with president obama and others on how they want to narrow those. a lot of debate. if you kill a terrorist and then he's replaced by his driver and the next drone goes in after him, is that a legitimate target? >> well, i think the other question that jane harman brought up earlier, should any of this stuff be done under the cia or done at the pong where, frankly, more accountable perhaps in place? >> well, chuck, the drone war is the least covert covert operation the u.s. has ever run. every drone strike done by the cia or just about everyone is reported in the newspapers or some journal -- >> can't hide them. they're not small things. >> the most covert one
the pentagon does the overuse of drones. so, we can use them, say, in afghanistan. where there is a declared military action. but in pakistan or any place where it's used in a covert way, that's the cia. and most of those decisions are made in mr. brennan's basement office, under the oval office in the west wing and he's the one who's got to put together what has become known popularly as the list and i'll work with president obama and others on how they want to narrow those. a lot of debate....
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revenge for 9/11, so let's attack iraq even though it was al qaeda that hit the twin towers and the pentagon. we have to attack iraq because we've got evidence they have weapons of mass destruction, wmd, even if there's no evidence they have nuclear weapons and it would turn out they didn't have chemical or biological either. we have to attack iraq, the hawks, they promised it would bring peace between israel and the palestinians. the road to jerusalem runs through baghdad it was said. what we've got instead is the loss of even a chance for peace in the middle east. well, tonight the people who sold america the iraq war are out selling more warfare in the middle east. they want military action against syria, they want war waged against syria, and they want chuck hagel out of the way. why? because he's just the kind of guy who will ask, what should we have asked when "w" took us to war in iraq? is this really the smart thing to do for us? we've got peter beinart right now with the daily beast and sam stein with "the huffington post." thank you. i have been reading your stuff. sam, you quoted
revenge for 9/11, so let's attack iraq even though it was al qaeda that hit the twin towers and the pentagon. we have to attack iraq because we've got evidence they have weapons of mass destruction, wmd, even if there's no evidence they have nuclear weapons and it would turn out they didn't have chemical or biological either. we have to attack iraq, the hawks, they promised it would bring peace between israel and the palestinians. the road to jerusalem runs through baghdad it was said. what...
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army colonel douglas macgregor thinks that if the senate approves hagel as the pentagon chief will see much less war mongering from washington well there are a number of things first of all hey go has been a very effective and strong critic of the interventions over the last several years and the mismanagement of our policies and the squandering of blood and treasure on missions that make no sense strategically for the united states that's what subset large numbers of people who have supported bad decisions the decision to intervene and then occupy iraq and then to transform the initial operation in afghanistan into a nation building mission president obama has always been disinclined to attack iran and i think we're going to see some evidence over the months ahead for an alternative approach which will rely more heavily on the go sheesh and so i don't think the the desire of the israeli lobby and the government interior in tel aviv for an attack on iran will will ultimately occur sliding down a slippery slope into the economic abyss of the eurozone it's a new one in more than a high w
army colonel douglas macgregor thinks that if the senate approves hagel as the pentagon chief will see much less war mongering from washington well there are a number of things first of all hey go has been a very effective and strong critic of the interventions over the last several years and the mismanagement of our policies and the squandering of blood and treasure on missions that make no sense strategically for the united states that's what subset large numbers of people who have supported...
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he's been in combat and knows the pentagon. he's the right guy to do the job. >> john, tony brought up that he's a soldier. there's an argument of a civilian at the top of defense because perhaps keeps us going to war less easily or often. what do you think about having a soldier who's been there and done that at the top of the defense? >> i this is the best nomination the president's made in both of the taerms. he is controversial and stands for something. you know, chuck hagel's someone who i have known since 2007 when we were arguing against a troop increase in iraq and i can tell you on a personal level especially reading his book he cares what happens to the soldier or the marine on the ground embedded in combat and i think in afghanistan with green on blue killings, a question of projection of force and embedded with afghan troops, this is someone to say is this worth the sacrifice and there was a large debate in washington, d.c. prior to the increase of troops in afghanistan and hagel quietly was on the side that was aga
he's been in combat and knows the pentagon. he's the right guy to do the job. >> john, tony brought up that he's a soldier. there's an argument of a civilian at the top of defense because perhaps keeps us going to war less easily or often. what do you think about having a soldier who's been there and done that at the top of the defense? >> i this is the best nomination the president's made in both of the taerms. he is controversial and stands for something. you know, chuck hagel's...
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the pentagon is a big part of this. what better than to have a republican senator be the guy on capitol hill lobbying and dealing with the pentagon, which is inevitable, but it's not an easy thing to do, so why not have a republican make that argument? it's the big picture thinking as far as the president is concerned. i want to talk to miling lighter for a moment. he had been at the cia and some said he wanted to be the first cia director. he was opposed by a lot of -- on the left when those that were against policies that he had after 9/11 and under the bush white house, including enhanced interrogation techniques, including waterboarding. >> why is he the right fit for cia? >> i think is he the right fit that he knows the building missed and out. it is not an easy organization to manage. the second most important thing is the president and he have a really strong relationship. the president trusts him. in the director of the cia, someone who will be walking into the oval office, recommending covert action, giving ver
the pentagon is a big part of this. what better than to have a republican senator be the guy on capitol hill lobbying and dealing with the pentagon, which is inevitable, but it's not an easy thing to do, so why not have a republican make that argument? it's the big picture thinking as far as the president is concerned. i want to talk to miling lighter for a moment. he had been at the cia and some said he wanted to be the first cia director. he was opposed by a lot of -- on the left when those...
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those in charge of intelligence that president obama's recommendations to run the pentagon and the cia and she can pull the nominees. by appointing chuck hagel as defense secretary president obama is arguably trying to change the perception that he has embraced bush administration national security policy because after four years of militaristic foreign policy that's how people see it chuck hagel former senator from nebraska vietnam war veteran has been one of very very few u.s. politicians who opposed u.s. military action and who dares to question and dissent from washington orthodoxies on foreign policy one of them has to do with israel he dared to publicly point out that the u.s. and israel are separate countries and american interests should trump israeli interests when they conflict and that's a subversive thing to say here in washington could be a career killer he advocated for direct negotiations with hamas he condemned the power of the pro israel lobby in washington here's one of his statements to that effect the political reality is that the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of p
those in charge of intelligence that president obama's recommendations to run the pentagon and the cia and she can pull the nominees. by appointing chuck hagel as defense secretary president obama is arguably trying to change the perception that he has embraced bush administration national security policy because after four years of militaristic foreign policy that's how people see it chuck hagel former senator from nebraska vietnam war veteran has been one of very very few u.s. politicians who...
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these kinds of agreements cousin most agencies are not allowed to to engage in these agreements but the pentagon is exempt i understand and this is really something that we found out it wasn't part of our trial wasn't part of our case as you might expect or at least this can be argued they felt that if the jury in our case knew that going in k.b.r. knew that no matter who they harmed or injured they were scot free it might influence the jury about how they did business but we've heard sense then that somewhere around a group of a dozen of these type of devotees have been issued over the years right we had to the touched upon earlier past actions of k.b.r. and if you look at that looks like their main motivation is profit at it and the health and well being of those it seems like a head of a secondary motivation this isn't the first time they've come under scrutiny so why would the government continue to do business with the election so that's that's a government decision i mean obviously they they're certainly good work done by folks for k.b.r. on the ground in different areas we know that what
these kinds of agreements cousin most agencies are not allowed to to engage in these agreements but the pentagon is exempt i understand and this is really something that we found out it wasn't part of our trial wasn't part of our case as you might expect or at least this can be argued they felt that if the jury in our case knew that going in k.b.r. knew that no matter who they harmed or injured they were scot free it might influence the jury about how they did business but we've heard sense...
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state dent and pentagon. from washington peter bergen cnn national security analyst and author of man hunt the ten year search of bin laden from 9/11 and from new york delaware mark bowden he is author of the finish and the killing of osama bin laden. i want to talk large before we get to specifics. i'll start with you peter bergen. what do you believe about torture as a way to get information that's vital to the united states national security interest at the moment or longer. >> generally speak it's unethical and counterproductive. i'll give you how torture got us involved in the iraq war to a large degree. a guy was tortured by the egyptian security service and told them a bunch of baloney about al-qaeda being trained by saddam hussein. that edged up as a key part of colin powell's -- to the iraq war. it's not only unethical and counterproductive, it can produce misinformation and in this case costly misinformation. >> rose: therefore under no circumstances should it be used? >> yes. i mean it's sort of a
state dent and pentagon. from washington peter bergen cnn national security analyst and author of man hunt the ten year search of bin laden from 9/11 and from new york delaware mark bowden he is author of the finish and the killing of osama bin laden. i want to talk large before we get to specifics. i'll start with you peter bergen. what do you believe about torture as a way to get information that's vital to the united states national security interest at the moment or longer. >>...
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. >> while we typically talk about the pentagon as -- and it's relationship to private industry is going out and buying goods. we have had this discussion here whether it should by ground combat vehicles or keep that on base. the reality is that we are moving to where the pentagon spends more on buying services rather than buying goods. it is not paying people to go make things. it is making in terms of the hours they are billing. the answer to what extent is it we have not seen the kind of savings that have been promised in the study before 1hand. the savings have been political cost savings where you keep your deployed numbers down even though the overall number of people are roughly the same. what is appropriate for contractors? navy some roles that are appropriate to turn over to contractors and others are not we have been willy-nilly about. once you figure it out, then developing good management structure so you get the best price. you have competition. you can say, they have done a terrible job. it comes back to how the contracts have been structured. let us do two more questions.
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these are numbers that shocked many at the pentagon. and tonight we have new details on how the iranian spy agency operates, who they're killing, and how much more powerful it might get. cnn's brian today is "outfront." >> reporter: assassination plots, terrorist bombings, cyberwarfare. tactics used around the world by iran's intelligence service. one of the largest and most aggressive spy operations in the world. that's according to a new report by government researchers commissioned by the pentagon. the report says iran's ministry of intelligence and security has 30,000 people working for it. that's compared to just over 100,000 in the 17 u.s. intelligence agencies and offices. >> from the standpoint of u.s. national security, western national security, what's the most dangerous operation that iranian intelligence has its hand in, do you think? >> well, i think the most dangerous thing they do, is terrorism. they have for decades now, developed networks with other terrorist groups, so they themselves don't necessarily have to do somet
these are numbers that shocked many at the pentagon. and tonight we have new details on how the iranian spy agency operates, who they're killing, and how much more powerful it might get. cnn's brian today is "outfront." >> reporter: assassination plots, terrorist bombings, cyberwarfare. tactics used around the world by iran's intelligence service. one of the largest and most aggressive spy operations in the world. that's according to a new report by government researchers...
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and people who served in the clinton pentagon that are well thought of on a bipartisan basis . i don't know why the president wants him maybe he likes the fact that chuck hagel complained about the power of the jewish lobby and one of the few senators who voted against the iran sanction and refused to desigate the iranian guard as terrorist group. maybe he likes that record. >> one of the things that hagel gets dinged on is one on one negotiations on the nuclear program. he said i am not a pace 50 and i believe in using force but only after a decision making process. i will do everything i can to avoid needless and senseless war. nina, is that unreasonable for a secretary of defense to have? >> it is in line with where the president is going in terms of use not putting troops on the ground anymore. he made that clear. he wants to rely on unmanned drones in afghanistan and fight terrorism that way. i think brit is right he's in line with the president on the issues and if you go forward and look at spending cut that is are going to have to come down in the pentagon, interesting
and people who served in the clinton pentagon that are well thought of on a bipartisan basis . i don't know why the president wants him maybe he likes the fact that chuck hagel complained about the power of the jewish lobby and one of the few senators who voted against the iran sanction and refused to desigate the iranian guard as terrorist group. maybe he likes that record. >> one of the things that hagel gets dinged on is one on one negotiations on the nuclear program. he said i am not...
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host: what is up first for the pentagon? guest: they got through a tough defense authorization bill. that sets policy. they have been reducing spending. this was part of the budget control act. host: is that plan set? guest: after 2013, they will have more discretion as to how cuts will be applied. there is still the threat of sequester. they gave themselves about two months to try to find the kind of savings that would avert a sequester. their caps that are set in law that say how much you can spend on defense. host: the defense authorization bill had authorized a budget of $633 billion for defense. $80 billion for the afghanistan war. does that address those cuts that have to be made? guest: the bill set aside what would happen to the overseas contingency operations fund, the war funding. the overseas funding does fall. but those numbers are expected to climb. it was $158 billion or so for that. we're on a glide path out of afghanistan so those numbers will decline. host: to know what chuck hagel has said about sequestrati
host: what is up first for the pentagon? guest: they got through a tough defense authorization bill. that sets policy. they have been reducing spending. this was part of the budget control act. host: is that plan set? guest: after 2013, they will have more discretion as to how cuts will be applied. there is still the threat of sequester. they gave themselves about two months to try to find the kind of savings that would avert a sequester. their caps that are set in law that say how much you can...
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the same report, the pentagon's own report showed after u.s. troop surge in afghanistan, violence in that country was actually higher than it was before the surge, not lower than it was before the surge. so in what case was the surge a success? so, yeah, it is a bit rich that the reason we can afford to speed up the ending of the war is because things have worked out so well in this war. a bit rich. the so-called reason we could leave iraq was because of the success of the surge and all that the day after we left iraq, the prime minister of iraq issued an arrest warrant for the vice president of iraq. the very next day after we left. so that little story we told ourselves on the way out of that war, that was pretty rich too. but knowing that, do you wish we were still in iraq? do you wish we hadn't left? more importantly, even if we do not hit any of the supposed benchmarks that we tell ourselves are relevant for why and when we can leave, peace in the provinces, or the afghan government getting less corrupt and capable afghan security forces,
the same report, the pentagon's own report showed after u.s. troop surge in afghanistan, violence in that country was actually higher than it was before the surge, not lower than it was before the surge. so in what case was the surge a success? so, yeah, it is a bit rich that the reason we can afford to speed up the ending of the war is because things have worked out so well in this war. a bit rich. the so-called reason we could leave iraq was because of the success of the surge and all that...